List of top Questions asked in GATE AR- 2026

A capital investment of Rs. 60,000 has been made at present, expecting an annual return of Rs. 20,000 at the end of each year for a period of 5 years. If the annual discount rate is 5%, then the Net Present Value (in Rs.) is (rounded off to the nearest integer).

A classified vehicle count was conducted in the midblock of a two-lane one-way collector road during peak hour (08:00 A.M. - 09:00 A.M.) on a weekday. The vehicle counts and corresponding passenger car unit (PCU) are shown in the table below. If the maximum design capacity per lane of that road is 1300 PCU/hr, then the volume to capacity ratio of that road is (rounded off to two decimal places).

Vehicle Type	Hourly Vehicle Count (08:00 A.M. - 09:00 A.M.)	PCU Value
Bus	52	2.50
Truck	24	3.00
Car	720	1.00
Motorized Two-Wheeler	1050	0.50
Auto Rickshaw	275	0.80
E-Rickshaw	410	0.80
Bicycle	90	0.30

The demand function of a light rail transit system (LRTS) of a city is represented as \(Q = 43000 - 850P\), where \(Q\) is the ridership/day and \(P\) is the fare/ride. If the existing fare of Rs. 30 per ride is reduced to Rs. 25 per ride, then the consequent increased ridership of the LRTS (in percentage) is (rounded off to two decimal places).

In a transport network, all the nodes (represented by A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) and their connecting links are shown in the figure below. The values mentioned alongside the links represent the travel time (in minutes) between nodes. Following the shortest path, the minimum time required to commute from node A to node G (in minutes) is (in integer).

Match the following zoning in Group-I with their characteristics in Group-II.

Group I		Group II
P	Form based zoning	1	Strictly segregates different land uses
Q	Euclidean zoning	2	Provides for urban poor or economically weaker sections in land use planning
R	Inclusionary zoning	3	Regulates the development by assessing the impacts of land use
S	Performance zoning	4	Encourages developers to build community amenities in lieu of surplus F.A.R.
		5	Creates a public realm by guiding the building envelope, considering the community's unique characteristics

Which of the following is/are correct labelling of P, Q, R, S with respect to the urban patterns shown below?

Match the following types of plans in Group-I with their corresponding scope in Group-II, in accordance with the URDPFI Guidelines, 2015.

Group I		Group II
P	Perspective Plan	1	To identify resources for development and plan for settlements, prepared and regulated by District Planning Committee
Q	Regional Plan	2	To detail sub-city land use plan and integrate with urban infrastructure
R	Development Plan	3	To develop vision and provide policy framework for urban and regional development
S	Local Area Plan	4	To prepare special area plan for towns with special development needs
		5	To prepare plan for urban areas and peri-urban areas under the control of Metropolitan Planning Committee

Match the following strategies in Group-I with their corresponding descriptions in Group-II.

Group I		Group II
P	Transfer of Development Rights	1	Financial support by the Government for Public-Private-Partnership projects
Q	Betterment Levy	2	Tax imposed on unused or underdeveloped plots
R	Viability Gap Funding	3	Award of additional F.A.R. in different locations in exchange of land for public purpose
S	Vacant Land Tax	4	One-time fee to recover investment for enhanced public infrastructure
		5	Fee for land use change from agriculture to non-agriculture

Which of the following is/are passive remote sensing technique(s)?

In India, which of the following missions is/are part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), 2008?

In a particular year, the status of Consolidated Funds of India is shown in the table below. For the given data, the fiscal deficit of that year (Rupees in crores) is (in integer).

Receipt		Expenditure
Receipt	Amount (Rupees in Crores)	Expenditure	Amount (Rupees in Crores)
Revenue	2,65,279	Revenue	3,75,582
Non-debt capital receipt	3,646	Capital	31,295
Recovery of loans and advances	20,733	Disbursement of loans and advances	38,614
Public debt	4,36,689	Public debt repayment	3,21,725

Which of the following options is/are means of first and last mile connectivity with respect to urban transit systems?

The data type used in Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is .

The graph below shows cumulative population (in %) on the X-axis and cumulative income (in %) on the Y-axis. If A and B are areas as shown in the graph, then the Gini coefficient is measured as .

Based on Greenshield's model, a speed-density relationship is developed on the data of a traffic stream. This relationship is represented as \(v = 75 - 0.03k\), where \(v\) (in km/hr) is the mean speed at density \(k\) (in vehicle/km). The jam density (in vehicle/km) of this traffic stream is (in integer).

The built-up area of a shopping mall is 12,000 \(m^2\) and the percentage share of annual energy consumption from various sources is shown in the table below. The estimated average monthly solar energy consumption of the building is 10 MW-hr. The Building Energy Index (BEI) of the shopping mall (in kW-hr/\(m^2\)/year) is (in integer).

Energy source	Percentage share of annual energy consumption
Electricity from grid	52
Diesel for additional power	30
LPG for food court	10
Solar energy	8

As per India's National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy, 2017, radius of the influence zone around transit stations for developing compact growth centers, is in the range of m.

A conference room of size 25 m \(\times\) 12 m is illuminated by CFL having efficacy of 60 lumen/W. The lighting power density (LPD) of the room is 12 \(\text{W/m}^2\). If the utilization and maintenance factors are 0.8 and 0.5, respectively, then the estimated illumination level (in lux) of the conference room is (in integer).

An overhang beam ABC is loaded with uniformly distributed load (UDL) throughout its entire span as per the figure below. The intensity of UDL is 12 kN/m. The bending moment at an intermediate point P (between A and B) is found to be zero. The length (in m) of the portion AP is (rounded off to two decimal places).

A building facade has 48 m² of glazing area. The properties of glass used in the glazing are as follows:
U-value: 5.2 W/m² °C
Light to Solar Gain (LSG) Ratio: 1.5
Visual Light Transmittance (VLT): 0.6
The average solar radiation on the glazing is 400 W/m². If the outdoor and indoor set point temperatures are 35 °C and 20 °C, respectively, then the total heat gain (in kW) through the glazing by conduction and radiation is (rounded off to two decimal places).

The different parts of a parapet wall and terrace section are labelled as P, Q, R, S, T. Which of the following is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct in the context of steel construction?

Match the names of the following historic palaces in Group-I with their corresponding locations in Group-II.

Group-I		Group-II
P	Ujjyanta	1	Orchha
Q	Umaid Bhawan	2	Jammu
R	Jehangir Mahal	3	Jaipur
S	Hari Niwas	4	Agartala
		5	Jodhpur

A column transmits a load of \(225\ \text{kN}\) to a square footing. The safe bearing capacity of the soil is \(100\ \text{kN/m}^2\). The minimum length (in m) of the side of this safe square footing is (rounded off to one decimal place).

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to temporary structures during construction?